Ponnala refuses to respond to Murali’s allegations

Hyderabad,Nov 2: Minister for Major and Medium Irrigation,Mr Ponnala Lakshmaiah,refused to make any statement against the charges levelled on him by MLC Konda Murali.Answering the media who approached him on the allegations leveled against him,the minister said I need  not respond to all the allegations leveled against me.I am  working  to  fulfill the goals set by  Dr Y S Rajasekhara  Reddy thorough  `Jalayagnam ‘ projects.When you are on a special,mission you  will be facing many criticisms from within  the  party and  from outside the party.

At such  times I should not focus on the remarks made by the critics but I should go ahead to reach the  target.’’The  minister in a lighter vein brushed  aside the remarks made against him and said  all  these things are common only time will tell the  truth.`At  any cost we will complete the Jalayagnam  projects in the state,’’ he added.As reported  earlier Mr Konda Murlai,a member of the Legislative Council,on Monday levelled serious corruption charges against the,Mr Ponnala Lakshmaiah, and demanded a CBI probe into the spending of funds on Jala Yagnam programme.

The  MLC  alleged  that the Jala Yagnam programme has failed miserably only due to the corrupt practices of Mr Ponnala Lakshmaiah and that they demanded that only a CBI probe can bring out the truth.These outbursts of the Konda couple have shocked the Congress circles here.